Filler-applier for floor-cracks.



H. c. HOL LINGER, sn. FILLER APPLIER FOR FLOOR CRACKS.

APPLICATION FILED APR-16. l9l7.

1,282,579.. Patented Oct. 22, 1918.

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A TTORNE Y H. C. HOLLINGER, SR.

FILLER APPLIER FOR FLOOR CRACKS. APPLIGATION FILED APR. 16. 1917.

1,282,57 9. Patented Oct. 22, 1918.

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HENRY o. HOLLI1\TGER, SR, or SPOKANE, vvnsnme ron.

FILLER-APPLIER FOR FLOOR-CRACKS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known'that I, HENRY CLAY HOLLIN- GER, Sn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at 104 15. Trent avenue, in the city of Spokane, countyof Spokane, and State of VVashingtom have. invented a new and usefulFiller-Applier for Floor-Cracks, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to filler appliers for floor cracks, and has forone of its objects to enable the filling of cracks in floors with a hot,firm, elastic and non-shrinking liquid from the bottom of the cracksupyso that when the filler cools and hardens, a solid and sanitary floorwill be provided which will be impervious to germs or filth.

Another object is to provide a device of the class described which willenable cracks to be filled quickly and easily.

A furtherobject is to provide a device of the class described, whereinthe flow of filler may be readily regulated.

e furtherobje ct is to provide a device of theclassdescribed which hasincorporated therewith a safe and efficient means for heating,andinaintaining at a heat, the liquid to be used in the applier.

still furtherobject is to provide a de vice of the class described whichis simple in construction and cheap of manufacture. Stillfurtherobjects'will be more clearly pointed out in the accompanying drawingsand. appended; specifications and, claims. Inthe drawings: 1 Figure I isa side elevation of my device. Fig.2 is a plan View with a portion ofthe handle broken away. 1 l e I Fig. 3 is a plan view of the appliershowing the cover and valve connecting rod removed. v 1 l Fig. A is anenlarged view looking in the direction of arrow l, of Fig. 41. I

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section on line 5-5 of Fig. 2. l e

Fig. 6 is an enlarged section on line 6--6 .of Fig. 7.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged section on line 77 'of Fig. 2, l 1

Fig. 8 isva section on line 8-8 of 1. Fig; 9 'is a fragmentary plan viewof Fig; 8. l l i Fig. 10 is a sectlon on line 10-10 of Fig. 7. y

Fig. 11 is a section on line 11.11 of Fig.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patentgd 09$, 22, 191%,, Applicatiohfiled April 16, 191?. Serial n). 162,469. I

Fig. 12 is an enlarged view looking in the direction of arrow 12 ofFig.3.

At 10 I have indicated a liquid-filler reservoir provided respectively.with a bottom 11, oval casing 12, squaredjend 13 and cover 14:. Thecover 14: is removablqbut isnormally retained in position by ineans ofthe spring clasps 15 secured to cover 14: and apertured as at 16' to;slip over lugs 17 providedon casing 12. order to remove the cover 14 theclips'1 5 maybe spriing out ofengagement with lugs 17. Inthe cover 14:is provided the removable lid 18 which may be raised by means of rings19. A handle sccured to cover 14 isindicated at 20. An outlet nozzle issho vn at'2l, and I will now dcscribe a means fornormally closing outlet21, together with means for manually opening the closure means.

Referring to Figs. 7 and 12, 22 indicates a plate which is secured tothe squared end 13 by means of U bolts 23 and nuts 2l. A pintle 25. issecured to plate 22 by means of the over 7 turned strips 26. A flapvalve closure 27 is hinged to pintle 25 by means of bearings 28 whichconsist of strips integral with closure 27, but bent over to formbearings.v Felt "or other suitable material 29 is secured to closure .27by means of flanges 30 cut in the edge of closure 27 and turned over asshown in Fig. 7 A lever 31 isintegral with closure 27 and extends atsubstantially rightangles thereto. A spring 32 is coiled about pintle25,.and one end 33 thereof bears against plate 22, and the other end 34bears against lever 31. It will thus be seen that the tension of spring32 tends to hold felt 29 tightly against the outlet provided by nozzle21. A lever 35 is loosely pivoted on a shaft 36 which bears in journals37 provided on handle 20. "Handle 20 is slotted as at 37" to allow forthe swinging of lever 35, and also for thepassage of rod 38 whichconnects the end 39 of lever 35 and lever 31.

Lever 35 is provided with a thumb-depression extension 10. By. pressingdownwardly upon extension 10 it willbe seen that rod 38 will be raised,hence swinging lever 31 and closure 27 radially on pintle 25, thusallowing outlet nozzle 21 to" communicate with reservoir 10. V y

A lockingmember 41 extends upwardly from-handle 20 and is notched as at4:2. Lever 35 is providedlwith a. laterally projected flange 43 which isadapted to engage the notches 42. Due to the loose pivotal mounting oflever on shaft 36, lever 35 may be swung to the left or right in Fig. 6so that flange 43 may be withdrawn from engagement with notches. 42, sothat in fill ing a crack of varying width a varying pressure may bemaintained on thumb ex tension to allow a varying amount of filler toenter nozzle 21. However, should it be desired to maintain a steady flowof filler through nozzle 21, extension 40 will be depressed the requiredamount, and lever 35 swung to the left so that flange 43 will engage oneof the notches 42, thus holding valve closure 27 away from nozzle 21 andallowing the operator to release his thumb from extension 40 until sucha time as he desires to change the flow of filler.

It will be understood that the filling sub stance will be inserted byraising" lid 18 and dropping solid cakes of filler into reservoir 10.The cakes are melted by a means to be described later, but I will nowpoint out my method for preventing any filler which may remain unmeltedfrom entering nozzle 21.

A baffle plate 44 is adapted to extend entirely across one of thereduced ends of casing 12, as shown in Figs. 3 and 10, and forms inconjunction with the casing a melting chamber on the side of the plateremote from the outlet of the casing. Depending from plate 44 are legs45 which will space the bottom 46 of plate .44 from the bottom 11. Thelegs 45 are bent as at 47 to slip into sockets48 which are secured tothe bottom 11. Plate 44 may be removed by thrusting it to the left inFig. 3, disengaging bent portions 47 from sockets 48. Wirescreens 49extend from the bottom 46 to the bottom 11. Shoud there be any chunks ofunmelted filler, it will be seen that plate 44 and screen 49 willprevent them from clogging nozzle 21, or impeding the operation of valveclosure 27, it being understood that the filler will not be introducedin sufficient quantity to ovejr-run the top 50 of plate 44.

The melter filler will flow throughscreens 49, which will also preventforeign matter such as splinters and chunks of dirt from entering nozzle21.

My improved applying nozzle is best shown in Figs. 1, 4 and 5. Thenozzle proper is shown at 51 and is provided with a V-shapedtip 52 whichwill more readily direct the flow of filler into the crack 53 which isto be filled. A guiding flange 54 depends from nozzle 51 and is adaptedto be inserted in the crack 53, so thatas the nozzle 51is drawn alongthe crack, flange 54 will hold' the tip 52 in exact registry with crack53 throughout its length; A connecting tube 55 extends between nozzle 21and nozzle 51, being secured thereon byannular beads" 56 and 57. Whenclosure 27 is raised to allow heated filler to pass through tube 55 andnozzle 51, it will be seen thatnozzle 51 will become highly heated, andI therefore provide a hand-protection shield 58 for the purpose ofprotecting the hand of the operator; Shield 58 is preferably coneshapedand is secured to nozzle 51 by webs 59 whichwill be of suflicientnumberito'hold shield 58 rigid on. nozzle 51, but not suflicient tocarry a great amount of heat to shield 58. In order toaid in theradiation of heat which maybe carried to shield 58, I provideperforations 60in shield 58.

Depending from the casingfl2fare legs 61, to which is secured at 62 aheating unit generally indicated at '63. Skid portions 64 are providedon legs 61 so that the filler may be dragged along the floor. Theheating unit consists of a fuel reservoir 65 consisting of sides 66,bottom 67 1 and top 68. Fuel such as alcohol may be poured intoreservoir 65 by removing cap 69 from filling tube 70. A flange 71extends upwardly around the entire casing 66, and a wick-supportingcover'7 2 is adapted to fit thereover. It will be seen that theair-cooling compartment 7 Sis thus formed. A plurality of circularscreens 74 are inserted in apertures 75, and flanged sleeves 76 areadapted to slip through holes 75 in screens 74, and down through thecover 68. Suitable wicks 77 are inserted in sleeve 76 and extend downinto the fuel reservoir65. Aperture 7 8 provides for the admission offresh air to compartment 7 3. Wicks 77 will, of course, be lighted attheir upper extremity 7 9 and it will be seen that all flame will beseparated from reservoir 65 by the compartment 7 3, thus preventingundueheating of the fuel in reservoir 65. The air in compartment 73 will findexit through screens 74 which will-providea draft for the flame causedby lighting wicks79.

In operatiomcakes' of solid crack filler will be dropped into reservoir10, and wicks 79 will be lighted. "The heat from the lighted wicks 7 9will beat against ,thebottom 11 and cause the filler to be melted. Thefiller will find its way to the right of baffle plate 44, and upondepressing extension 40 will pass outwardly through nozzle 21, tube 55and tip 52 "intocra'ck 53, The operator, after depressing extension 40,will simply walk backward dragging theentire filler applier along thefloor onskids 64, maintaining guide flange54 in crack53 so that themelted filler will pour into'crack 53.

It will be seen that the'melted filler will fill the cracks from thebottom up, leaving no unseen hollows to house germs or refuse. After thecrack53. is filled, anysuperfluous filler which may have hardenedabove'the surface of the floor, will be scraped off and re-melted inreservoir 10.

While I have hereinshoWn and-described one specific form of myinvention, Idonot Wish to be limited thereto, except for suchlimitations as the claims may import.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, a filler reservoir having anoutlet, means for controlling said outlet, a bailie plate Within thereservoir forming in conjunction with the reservoir a melting chamber011 the side of said plate remote from the outlet, said bafile platehaving a perforated lower portion to permit free flow of fully meltedmaterial to the outlet, and a heating device beneath the meltingchamber.

2. In a device of the character described, a filler reservoir having anoutlet, means for controlling said outlet, a baflie device Within thereservoir for preventing the flow of partially melted material to theoutlet, a heating device beneath the reservoir, and a common support forthe reservoir and heating device whereby they may be moved as a unitarystructure.

3. In a device of the character described, a filler reservoir having anoutlet, means for controlling said outlet, a baflie plate Within thereservoir forming in conjunction with the reservoir a melting chamber onthe side of said plate remote from the outlet, legs depending from thebaflle late for spacing the bottom edge thereof rom the bottom of thereservoir, a screen extending from said plate to the bottom of thereservoir, and a heating device beneath the melt ing chamber.

4. In a device of the character described, a filler reservoir having anoutlet, means for controlling said outlet, sockets arranged on thebottom of the reservoir, a baffle plate Within the reservoir forming inconjunction With the reservoir a melting chamber on the side of theplate remote from the outlet, legs depending from said plate for spacingthe bottom edge thereof from the bottom of the reservoir, laterallyextending portions of said legs received in said sockets, a screenextending from said plate to the bottom of the reservoir, and a heatingdevice beneath the melting chamber.

In testimony whereof, I hereby afliX my signature in the presence of aWitness.

HENRY O. HOLLINGER, SR.

Witness H. E. SOANTLEBURY.

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